For the First Time, Pitt Alumni Association Sponsors a National Pitt Networking Day, With 15 Regional Events Held Coast-to-Coast June 10

PITTSBURGH-For the first time, the University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association will sponsor a National Pitt Networking Day by hosting its coast-to-coast regional networking events on the same day-June 10-in 15 cities.

The networking event for the Pittsburgh region will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. June 10 at Bossa Nova, 123 Seventh St. in Pittsburgh. A list of the other cities with networking events that day is given at the end of this release.

The events provide an opportunity for students and alumni to introduce themselves and make connections with more than 1000 Pitt alumni volunteers.

According to the Pitt Career Network-a volunteer group of Pitt alumni dedicated to improving the career prospects of Pitt students and other alumni through networking events and its Web site-two-thirds of the jobs available in today's job market are in small companies that normally do not advertise openings or recruit on college campuses. When surveyed, 70 percent of the alumni state that career networking is the most important benefit they can offer to graduates.

Graduates also can make connections anytime on the Pitt Career Network at http://www.alumni.pitt.edu/networking. This free online directory is for Pitt alumni and students who are seeking career-related information, insight, and advice.

The other networking event locations on June 10 are:

o Atlanta

6-8:30 p.m.

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant

848 Peachtree St., NE, Atlanta, Ga.

o Boston/Waltham

6-8 p.m.

The Westin Waltham-Lobby Bar

70 Third Ave., Waltham, Mass.

o Chicago

6-8 p.m.

Midtown Kitchen & Bar

203 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Ill.

o Clearwater

6-8 p.m.

Frenchy's Rockaway Grill

7 Rockaway St., Clearwater, Fla.

o Denver

6-8 p.m.

Forest Room 5

2532 15th St., Denver, Colo.

o Fort Lauderdale

5:30-8 p.m.

Tarpon Bend

200 SW 2nd St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

o Lancaster

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant

781 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, Pa.

o Las Vegas/Henderson

6-8 p.m.

Stadium Grille

790 Coronado Center Dr., Henderson, Nev.

o New Brunswick

6-8 p.m.

Harvest Moon Brewery

392 George St., New Brunswick, N.J.

o New York

6:30-8 p.m.

Bryant Park Cafe

Located in Bryant Park on the 42nd Street side of the Upper Terrace

o Palo Alto

6:30-8 p.m.

The Old Pro

451 Ramona St., Palo Alto, Calif.

o Philadelphia

6-8 p.m.

Public House

Two Logan Square

18th St. between Arch and Cherry Streets

o San Diego/La Jolla

6-8 p.m.

Rock Bottom Restaurant

8980 Villa La Jolla Dr., La Jolla, Calif.

o Washington, D.C./Arlington, Va.

6-8 p.m.

Clarendon Grill

1101 N. Highland St., Arlington, Va.

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